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'''Arosa''' is a [[railway station]] on the [[Rhaetian Railway#Arosa line (originally Chur-Arosa (ChA))|Chur-Arosa]] line (the ''"Arosabahn"'') of the [[Rhaetian Railway]] (RhB). It is situated in the town and resort of [[Arosa]], close by to the [[Obersee (Arosa)|Obersee]] (one of the lakes in the vicinity). |
'''Arosa''' is a [[railway station]] on the [[Rhaetian Railway#Arosa line (originally Chur-Arosa (ChA))|Chur-Arosa]] line (the ''"Arosabahn"'') of the [[Rhaetian Railway]] (RhB). It is situated in the town and resort of [[Arosa]], close by to the [[Obersee (Arosa)|Obersee]] (one of the lakes in the vicinity). |
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The station is the upper terminus of the line |
The station is the upper terminus of the line and has a number of passenger facilities including a ticket office, shop and cafe. |
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A 299[[metre|m]] long tunnel takes the line under part of Arosa as it ascends to the station. There is a large yard of freight/rolling stock sidings just beyond the station at the very end of the line, as well as a 2-road locomotive shed (essentially for [[shunter]]s) at the lower end. |
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==Weisshorn cable car== |
==Weisshorn cable car== |
Revision as of 16:24, 30 June 2010
Arosa | |
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General information | |
Coordinates | 46°46′59″N 09°40′45″E / 46.78306°N 9.67917°E |
Elevation | 1,739 m (5,705 ft) |
Owned by | Rhaetian Railway |
Operated by | Rhaetian Railway |
Line(s) | Chur - Arosa |
Distance | 25.681 km (15.957 mi) from Chur |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Opened | 12 December 1914 |
Arosa is a railway station on the Chur-Arosa line (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in the town and resort of Arosa, close by to the Obersee (one of the lakes in the vicinity).
The station is the upper terminus of the line and has a number of passenger facilities including a ticket office, shop and cafe.
A 299m long tunnel takes the line under part of Arosa as it ascends to the station. There is a large yard of freight/rolling stock sidings just beyond the station at the very end of the line, as well as a 2-road locomotive shed (essentially for shunters) at the lower end.
Weisshorn cable car
The base station of the cable car up the Aroser Weisshorn is situated very near to the station. Cable cars arrive/depart every 20 minutes during daytime for much of the year.[1]
Services
Hourly passenger services operate on this line (service "R4" on the Rhaetian network) to the city of Chur (where connections with other RhB routes, Postauto buses and SBB trains towards Zurich HB can be made at Chur station), calling at a number of places between. The route is shown as timetable 930 in the Swiss national timetables.[2]
Preceding station | Rhatische Bahn | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Template:RhB lines | toward Template:RhB stations |
References and external links
- ^ Cable car timetables - Arosa-Weisshorn & Arosa-Hörnli
- ^ Timetable 930: Chur-Arosa-Chur
- Rhaetian Railway
- SBB Next departures from Arosa, including cable cars to the Weisshorn